Chapter 121 Demon Realm 2 Her judgment of people has always been very accurate.
Xiang Yuquan remained silent, and the two remained locked in a silent stalemate for a long time. Finally, he turned around, raised his hand, and unleashed a screen of light.
Xu Xing saw two familiar figures in the light screen. Zuo Qiuxu and Wen Yao were searching for a way out in the fog. They did not notice that a fifth-order magical beast was hiding in the thick fog, watching them menacingly.
Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are definitely no match for fifth-tier magical beasts.
Xu Xing quietly put his right hand behind his back. "Are you threatening me, Senior Brother Xiang?"
Xiang Yuquan's voice was low, and his usual gentle smile was gone. "I don't want to hurt you, provided you don't do anything underhanded."
The jade flute whirled, a flash of cold light, and specks of blood splattered on the ground. Xu Xing flicked his right hand, and the Snowless Sword fell to the ground with a "thud".
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"His Highness is missing?!"
Yunlan chopped off the horn of a unicorn monster. "Don't worry about me! Go find her!"
Shen Du quickly dispatched the demonic beasts that were attacking Yun Lan. "This fog is strange. Let's leave here first."
The two followed the direction Xu Xing had gone, but all they could see was fog, and they couldn't find any trace of Xu Xing.
"Cough cough cough! Why is it so foggy? We can't even see the road!"
"I need to get out of here quickly, I need to find Xu Xu!"
Suddenly, two familiar voices came from ahead. Chen Du's mind raced, and he went to meet them. Sure enough, he saw Wen Yao and Zuo Qiu Xu, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Senior Brother Shen?! What are you doing here?"
Zuo Qiuxu was both surprised and delighted. "Where's Xu Xu? She must be with you, right?"
"Didn't you see anyone else in the fog?"
"No, the demons guarding this place have all left for some reason." Wen Yao sensed something was wrong from Shen Du's somber tone. "Xu Xu, she..."
Chen Du's face was ashen. "I've lost her."
"Now is not the time to explain, let's get out of here immediately."
Only by leaving here can we connect with the outside world.
Fortunately, although the fog array made it difficult to escape, it was not very lethal. The group of magical beasts that had appeared earlier were not of particularly high rank and seemed to be just a means of stalling for time.
After a day of searching, Shen Du and his companions finally found the core of the formation and broke the fog formation.
After the thick fog dissipated, the Medicine Valley returned to its original appearance.
Most of the medicinal herb fields were harvested, and the array that maintained the spiritual energy flow in the fields was destroyed, turning this place into an abandoned land of the demons.
Having just escaped the formation, Chen Du instantly used all the magical artifacts that could contact Xu Xing, but unsurprisingly, they all disappeared without a trace. He then took out the Spirit Tracking Array Plate, placed something carrying Xu Xing's aura inside, and the pointer spun erratically without indicating any specific direction.
While Shen Du was busy, Yun Lan briefly told Zuo Qiu Xu and Wen Yao about what had happened after they arrived in the Demon Realm.
After listening, Zuo Qiuxu still thought it was the work of the demons and guessed, "You rescued those cultivators and martial artists who had taken the pills. Could it be that the demon forces in Yancheng discovered this and kidnapped Xu Xu?"
So Xu Xu's disappearance must have nothing to do with Senior Brother Xiang, right?
Wen Yao disagreed, saying, "This formation seems to be just a decoy. If the demons wanted revenge, why didn't they just take action directly instead of setting up this fog formation to buy time?"
Shen Du remained relatively calm. He didn't say much, but quickly contacted Fu Shuang and Sheng Qing. They didn't know where Xu Xing was, but they certainly knew where Yu Jingzi was hiding in the Demon Realm.
Wen Yao was also trying to track her, but to no avail. She frowned and said, "Someone is deliberately interfering with the tracking. I'm afraid her aura has been hidden. Who on earth is so scheming to deal with Xu Xu?"
"This person probably knows Xu Xu quite well, and knows that she is skilled in alchemy and artifact crafting."
No one noticed that Zuo Qiuxu, who was standing to the side with his lips tightly pressed together and not saying a word, had a face as pale as snow.
He moved his lips, looking at Shen Du, as if he wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start.
"Walk."
Having made his decision, Shen Du glanced indifferently at Zuo Qiuxu, whose expression was strange, said nothing, and flew away on his sword.
Yunlan realized he wasn't heading towards Yancheng and quickly asked, "Where are you going?"
"Yan Sui Mountain".
Zuo Qiuxu lowered his head, secretly hiding a small spirit-tracking array plate in his sleeve. He placed something on it, and soon the pointer pointed eastward.
It was exactly the same direction that Shen Du was going.
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In the room filled with runes, Yu Jingzi hung her head, her long hair hanging loosely on both sides, making it impossible to see her expression.
Ever since Xiang Yuquan came that day, he has stopped being as carefree and relaxed as usual. After being moved to this room by the demons, he remained motionless, as if waiting to die.
"Squeak—"
The door opened, and the sudden burst of light made him instinctively blink. He saw a slender figure being roughly pushed in, and then the door closed again, plunging the room back into darkness.
Unable to use any magical artifacts, Xu Xing could only gather a wisp of spiritual fire in her left palm to illuminate the room and see another figure inside. She raised an eyebrow and greeted her without any surprise, "Oh~ What a coincidence."
Yu Jingzi slowly smiled, but her voice was somewhat weak, "Why didn't you call me Grandpa this time?"
Xu Xing gathered up the talisman papers covered with intricate patterns that were scattered on the ground, made himself a soft cushion, and then sat down on the ground in a very unladylike manner. "Since we've fallen to this level, let's not try to gain an advantage with words."
Yu Jingzi chuckled softly, seemingly not quite understanding her reaction. "You were just betrayed by someone you trusted, and you don't seem sad at all."
Xu Xing didn't answer his question. She pressed her still throbbing right hand, changed her sitting posture, and looked at Yu Jingzi with a leisurely air. "I'm very curious, what is your relationship with Senior Brother Xiang?"
Why are you asking me?
"Hmm..."
Xu Xing thought for a moment, "Because I guessed several names along the way, but he didn't react at all. Only when I mentioned you did his expression change."
"Since we're all going to die anyway, it's good to have someone to talk to before we die."
Yu Jingzi's attitude was quite mild, or rather, after he took Xu Xing away from Yu Xiao Sect, his attitude towards her had always been very good.
Yu Jingzi's gaze was unfocused, and she drew out her words, deliberately whetting Xu Xing's appetite, "It's a long story..."
"Never mind then, don't say anything more."
Xu Xing, however, was not fooled.
"..."
Xu Xing didn't want to listen, but Yu Jingzi got excited and, without Xu Xing even asking, spilled all the gossip from back then, "He was a mistake. Because of him, the woman I love doesn't want to accept me..."
It turned out to be a romantic affair.
Xu Xing suddenly felt bored, thinking there was some kind of grudge or entanglement involved.
However, she was quite surprised that Xiang Yuquan was actually Yujingzi's child, since the two seemed to have absolutely no connection.
"You're wrong. You're the one who made the mistake, not Senior Brother Xiang."
Xu Xing reasonably guessed, "It must be because you're an incompetent father, otherwise how could Senior Brother Xiang have turned out like this?"
Senior Brother Xiang should be gentle and reliable.
At gatherings, he's always the one quietly grilling meat; in battle, he's the one protecting his junior brothers and sisters.
How could a friendly senior brother like him, who is like the boy next door, be a bad person?
Xu Xing hugged his knee with his left hand, while his right hand hung limply at his side.
Yu Jingzi then noticed a dried bloodstain on her right wrist; judging by the depth, the tendon in her hand must have been severed.
"you……"
Unexpectedly, Xiang Yuquan was so ruthless towards his junior sister. Yu Jingzi hesitated, "Are you alright?"
Xu Xing looked at him and suddenly said out of the blue, "I don't think you look like a bad person."
Before Yu Jingzi could react, she added quietly to herself, "But I don't think my taste is very good."
She stepped forward, placed her left hand on Yu Jingzi's arm, paused for a moment, and said in surprise, "So you really are going to die."
I thought his failed tribulation back then was just a ruse to cover up Yu Jingzi's true purpose, but I never imagined he was truly extremely weak and nearing the end. If that's the case, why did he collude with the demons?
Even the act of trapping Sheng Qing a few years ago and regaining the throne of the Serpent King seems meaningless.
Even if the demon core is still there, his body won't last much longer.
With that in mind, Xu Xing asked directly.
Yu Jingzi remained silent for a moment, staring into Xu Xing's gleaming golden eyes, and said softly, "In my whole life, I have wanted to become a true dragon."
For this, he turned against his successor whom he had personally groomed, and he himself ended up failing his tribulation and losing all his cultivation.
Now everything has finally come to an end, and he will finally be able to witness the majesty of the dragons once again.
"I've seen him."
In the ethereal space, the golden dragon's voice echoed. It never imagined that everything Yu Jingzi had done was to bring the dragon race back to the world.
In the past, the snake clan and the dragon clan were both subordinate clans of the dragon clan.
When it came time to choose playmates for Xiaolong, both tribes sent children of suitable age.
At that time, Yu Jingzi was still a small snake, not yet skilled at transforming. He was chosen because of the golden scales remaining on his face.
Dragons love gold.
Unfortunately, prosperity inevitably declines. When the spiritual energy of this continent was no longer sufficient to support cultivators' ascension, the dragon race's power finally came to an end.
"We're both half-dragons. Do you think they'll let you eat me to achieve full dragonification, or will they let me eat you?"
Yu Jingzi resumed his carefree demeanor, speaking in a relaxed tone.
Xu Xing shrugged. "Sorry, I don't want to choose either of them."
She closed her eyes and stopped speaking.
Yu Jingzi kept staring at her, her eyes flashing with an inexplicable light. She had a feeling that this child was not the type to obediently wait for death.
It seems that nothing is surprising to happen to her; can she really turn the tide and avoid certain death?
"Yinxue, are you feeling better?"
Back in the ethereal space, Yin Xue was healing her injuries. Fortunately, the space was full of spiritual energy, and her injuries were no longer serious.
"Master, I'm alright."
Xu Xing fed her a few more Beast Spirit Pills, then touched the Wind Spirit Deer's slender neck apologetically. Suddenly, he noticed the little sea beast in the space whimpering and eyeing the Beast Spirit Pills.
"What's wrong with this little thing?"
Yin Xue paused, her voice unusually aggrieved, "It has already eaten all my Beast Spirit Pills, or is it hungry?"
"I'd be your pet!" Xu Xing heard the sea monster's inner voice, "as long as you give me some dumplings!"
"Small in stature, but with a big appetite."
Xu Xing took a liking to the cute little creature that looked like a seal and indulgently scattered a large handful of Beast Spirit Pills on it.
"Forget about being a pet. I'll release you back into the sea when we leave the Demon Realm. Be careful next time, don't eat everything. You won't be so lucky if someone else catches you."
Qing also came closer and growled a couple of times in a low voice, full of displeasure, "Even in this state, how can we still leave the Demon Realm?"
"What's there to be afraid of? If they really want to kill me, I'll just hide in my spatial dimension. I can hide for a hundred or two hundred years and outlive them!"
Xu Xing's words were quite irrelevant, which made the pet beasts even more worried.
Now that they've captured their master, these demons must have a backup plan; they probably can't escape it even if they want to.
"Can Yu Jingzi and I, together, really form a true dragon?"
Jinlong was used to the strange and unusual words that Xu Xing might use at any time. "No, but it is possible to refine a fully dragon-transformed body."
"Someone needs this body."
Seeing that Xu Xing was silent again, his primordial spirit drifted around in the space, seemingly lost in thought.
Jinlong's voice suddenly turned sinister, "This body of yours was created by Shengqing. She clearly has a close relationship with Fushuang. Aren't you worried that their kindness towards you is also for the sake of your body?"
"Although I am not human, I still have feelings. If I can't even trust the people around me, that would be too tragic."
Jinlong persisted, "What about Xiang Yuquan? Didn't you trust him a lot before?"
Xu Xing floated to the woman in golden robes, circled the blurry figure, and said, "So the 'last dragon' you mentioned was betrayed by the person he trusted most, ultimately leading to the extinction of the dragon race?"
Jinlong was stunned. After a long while, she shook her head and gave a bitter smile, "You are really smart."
She is never led by the nose by others and always sticks to her own ideas. If she can get through this ordeal safely, perhaps another legend will emerge in the Lingwu Continent.
Xu Xing remained noncommittal. "If that person refines me and Yu Jingzi together and then takes over our bodies, wouldn't there be dragons in the world again? In that case, our cooperation can be considered complete to some extent, right?"
The woman in golden robes said irritably, "Our dragon clan wouldn't stoop to such despicable means to perpetuate our bloodline! Besides, even if that person succeeded, he's just a shell; how could he be worthy of the name of the dragon clan?"
She received a huge eye roll, but Xu Xing laughed. She raised her arms and gave the golden-clad woman's illusory figure a light hug. "Then I won't worry about you abandoning me too."
He felt a little awkward being held by her, his eyes darting around. Only then did he realize that the alchemy furnace and weapon-refining furnace in the illusory space had never stopped working, and even the stove for cooking was constantly emitting steam.
The pills that were being produced in such a continuous stream seemed to be called... Detoxification Pills?
No! Xu Xing is a prisoner, how come his spiritual power is completely unharmed? And he even has the leisure to refine pills?
Xu Xing slowly packed the detoxifying pills one by one. She took out a round plate, placed the pills on it, and with a flash of light, the mountain of pill bottles disappeared instantly, as if they had been transported to another space.
She then took out a bunch of fresh, hot dishes that had just been produced in the small kitchen, placed them on another round plate, and they also disappeared quickly.
Watching her methodical movements, Jinlong was filled with questions.
She could hear clearly the brief exchange between Xu Xing and Xiang Yuquan in the misty formation. Xiang Yuquan was clearly a spy who had been lurking in the Jade Cloud Sect for a long time!
What exactly went wrong? Where did she get her confidence?
Hearing Jinlong's question, Xu Xing smiled without saying a word. She had just lied to Senior Jinlong about something—
Actually, she has always had a very accurate eye for people.
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